This off-season, Tennessee football, like every team in the country, lost a bit to the transfer portal. Whether it was a projected returning starter, bench piece or someone far down the depth chart, nearly all of them found a new home.
Each week, we’ll go through the scores across the country to take a look at how the Vols’ 2025 off-season departures fared at their next destination.
Here’s the recap of Week 12.
More From RTI: Tennessee Football 2025 Opponent Recap: Week 12
QB Nico Iamaleava (UCLA)
- at Ohio State, 48-10 L
- DNP (concussion)
WR Squirrel White (Florida State)
- vs. Virginia Tech, 34-14 W
- 18 snaps
DL Jayson Jenkins (Florida State)
- vs. Virginia Tech, 34-14 W
- 1 tackle
- 1 solo
DB Jakobe Thomas (Miami)
- vs. NC State, 41-7 W
- 3 tackles
- 1 solo
- 2 INT
- 1 TD
WR Chas Nimrod (USF)
- at Navy, 41-38 L
- DNP (injury)
QB Gaston Moore (USF)
- at Navy, 41-38 L
- DNP
DB Christian Harrison (Cincinnati)
- vs. Arizona, 30-24 L
- 7 tackles
- 3 solo
LB Jalen Smith (Mississippi State)
- at Missouri, 49-27 L
- 5 tackles
- 2 solo
- 1 TFL
WR Cameron Seldon (Virginia Tech)
- at Florida State, 34-14 L
- 2 receptions
- 22 yards
LB Kalib Perry (Louisville)
- vs. Clemson, 20-19 L
- 2 tackles
- 1 solo
TE Holden Staes (Indiana)
- vs. Wisconsin, 31-7 W
- 2 receptions
- 7 yards
- 1 TD
OL Larry Johnson III (Colorado)
- Bye Week
DB John Slaughter (Colorado)
- Bye Week
WR Kaleb Webb (Maryland)
- at Illinois, 24-6 L
- 3 receptions
- 48 yards
DB Christian Charles (Virginia)
- at Duke, 34-17 W
- 1 tackles
- 1 PD
DB Jordan Matthews (Vanderbilt)
- Bye Week
WR Nathan Leacock (North Carolina)
- at Wake Forest, 28-12 L
- 21 snaps
WR Dayton Sneed (North Carolina)
- at Wake Forest, 28-12 L
- DNP
RB Khalifa Keith (Appalachian State)
- at James Madison, 58-10 L
- DNP
OL Vysen Lang (Troy)
- at Old Dominion, 33-0 L
- DNP
WR Nate Spillman (Austin Peay)
- vs. Samford, 30-16 W
- DNP
TE Charlie Browder (ETSU)
- at Western Carolina, 52-35 W
- 4 receptions
- 52 yards
OL Ayden Bussell (West Virginia)
